Recent content by seds73

Yes here is the picture which is similar to my lamp: https://secure.img2-ag.wfcdn.com/im...2887/28878255/Swing+Arm+1+Light+Wall+Lamp.jpg Not exactly this model, but it does have the same structure at the back with a cylindrical housing (which I want to hide) and a flat façade plate (which I...

I need something like in this sketch. Surely some kind of bracket like this exists that I can buy? Smoke alarms use a similar fixing method.

I have wall lights which came with brackets designed to be screwed from the side. However I want to fit these recessed into the plaster, so that the front plate is flush with the surface of the wall (i.e. NOT like this...

Think I'll do it that way too. When I removed the old skirting boards it was nailed into wooden wedges inserted between certain bricks. Some of these wedges almost fell out (I'll fill the holes with mortar) while some were still quite secure. I'll drill plugs into the mortar joints then insert...

Don't particularly want to glue to the plastered wall. For one thing I am planning to use short, minimalist skirting which wouldn't have much overlap with the plaster. Secondly I like the idea of being able to remove/replace/modify the skirting later, without causing too much damage to the...

I'm about to install new skirting boards in a first floor bedroom that has recently been replastered (from bare brick or blockwork). The plasterer didn't go down very close to the floorboards and there is a gap up to 10 cm high in places where the bricks are visible behind. This gap is say 1.5...